Windmill



Dec. 19,` 1922.

' 1.1. MCARDLE.

WINDMILL.

FILED IAN- 27,192l.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

` Pawtucket, in V:the county Aof Providence patented ec.; 19, i922,

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insane HQE v JAMES J. Marianna, or Paw'ruoiznr, RHODE-ISLAND.

WINDMILL@ ppiicationuievi January 27,1921. ysei-iai' No. 440,523.

T all @from it may concern:

Be it known that I, Trims J. lioAnnnE, a citizen of the United States,residing at and State of Rhode Island,fhave invented ynew `and yusefulImprovements in Windmills, "offwhich the following vis a specification.i

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwindmillsvand thev primary object thereof is tov provide'a de-` vice ofthis kindl which has -novelineans :torl

directingan added amount of `the wind,` and ifestedl in f lyvinsection'oi1 the crownor topfb'earing; Figure 41, isa like view of thebottompr l ybase bearing,`

peller buckets' or vanes.

regardless of its directiom'. ontoithe proff Thev invention further aimsto 'provide a windmill structure wherein the customary and expensivesupporting` towersy are 'dispensed with, andi which accordingly may beof any desired height-and supported 4by "guy cable'sin'a manner later'set'. forth.

"Stillfi'urther, the linvention aims to yprovide ka windmill whichaffords maXimum of power and has still `other and further ob ,jectswhich willfbe later set i'orth andimanscription. Y

In the drawings f Figure l, is a front elevation of the in'y vention; Yf f Figure 2, is a top plan view; l Figure, is an'enlargeddetail View,part- Figure 5, is a side elevation, and 'Figure 6 ure 5; i

lIn l proceeding in accordance with the v present invention, asuitablebase orliifunda-rk v tion' structure' may be employed 'and"which fmayv .be constructed y `of concrete or masonry, yas shown inFigure 1, thebottom" of thek base being designated 15' and the 'upperpart 16, the latter having'a tunnellor pas- `Sage 22 for thedrivenbeltrl'lotfshownf The windwheel includes a central vertical v shaft 5the lower end of'which rotatably en gages in afbearing 7 suitablyembedded `in the'base part 15 and may be equipped with' loall-bearings 8and a collar 9 having ball l bearings which seat" on the bearing 7.

, Iheshaft` 5' is provided with ag'ear 18v vwhich is lin mesh with apinion 19 mounted on a' shaft .that carries pulley 20, 4the latter beingengaged by afbelt (not shown) which;l

the course oftherfollowing de? is a section on line of Figi transmitspower rto the'fdriven device or the likeA which the windwheel is tooperate.

" Thev `-windwheel f further embodies a series of spaced horizontalwheels having spokes lconnected by riinsl t, the vrims having a series,of verticallbu'ckets' 34 secured thereto,

buckets "being disposed in the sliaces "between "the `rims as depictedin Figure l,

of fthe drawings, yand'hei'ng mounted :upon

entends throughy the y*tunnel `22andy which f vertical'rods3,'which`extend through and i are connected to'therirns. y n i Theupperend of ythe shaft 5 has a collary 'leisuitably secured theretouponwhich the lower end oi tlieftopl or flangedbearing l()y seats,ballfbearings 12 being. interposed `,between the upperv end lfaceottheshaft 5:5 and the crown cap or bearing, while vertical rollerbearings'lseat onfthe upper end theshaftl and the crown bearing or cap10.

y ofv collar, 14 and are interposedfbetween n' For the purposeofstabilizingthestrucl'`v ture,'a`series of cables lllai'e secured 'to the4.flanged baseof thebrown cap 10 and are extended downwardly andsuitablyl anchored to 'theI earth ,by mea s of posts 1 secured in'aywellknown'manner. y l"For the 'purpose of 'directing an' added amount ofthewindontothe buckets, a col- ,lector is employed whichv includes'sidewings 24 and k26 having" a relatively.jflaringformationand a hood orcafp 25, carried'by'the wings, the'. collector 'being open at lits frontandl -rearas shown in' Figure. Collars 23 and 23 are looselyfmounted onthe shaft 5 I `below and-'above the ,windwheel respectively.

Beams() are secured to the wingsand to Y-shape'd castings 42 formedintegral with lthe collars 23 yand 23', while arearwardly extendinghorizontal beam 27 is'con'nected lto the casting 42 andinturn 'isyconnected ,by a diagonal beam 29l to 'a vertical y'beam' 28, thefbealfns27, 28 yand 29 Aforming a triangular frame work of whichbeam 2 9 is thehypotenuse. `rThe triangular )frame worrfmayjhsve itis ,Space sind withSau workr piovi'desiso as 4.to allow same to reasily and ,quicklyrespond tothe 4action ofthe wind, vspaced circular" tracks '17k larelprovidedpupon which.l a pair of castor wheels icc wheels being carriedby ybeam 27.y Anad-r dtional wind collecting Ahood maybe employed andsecured y'to the triangular frame composed. rofthe beams 27,28 and 29,

the purpose ot which is to concentrate andk direct the wind against tailwings'll and 42 which latter relatively diverge and are` secured to thebeam 27.

The featlie'ringr buckets asT shown in Figi ,ure Q arepivotedat their,outer endsl to the vertical rods 3 and are tensioned r4,eX-y pansiblecontrolling springs 37 connected to cured to the wheel spokes so astoengage and. cushion the bucketsupon the latter being moved by thewinduagainst the spokes." In operation, the triangular lvrane,hood l()Ay and the Vtailmembers Llland l2 are yengaged `by the wind and move thecollector into posi;

.tion for catching the wind regardless of the direction in which thelatter may be blowing.4 The wing engages the lbuckets on oneside'oi`:the wheel thereby driving ythe latter, while the buckets onl theopposite side oic the wheel feather, the ybuckets being steadied springsin their mouvements.

What is claimed is A,by the l. In a, windmill, a verticaly shaft,horizon' tal series of buckets carried by the shaft, a ccllectorextending about thev buckets and having lside wings and an open' rontandback, vand a cap at its'top, ,asubstantiallyl triangular vane extendingoutwardly fromy the back of the collector, a curved track for slidablysupporting the base ofthe vane, a

collectoiyadjacent to the outer end of they vane, and divergentftailwings, carried by the vane and disposed beyond the rear end n of thesecond collector.

2. In a windmill, a.. vertical shaft, horizontal series of bucketscarried by the shaft,

back, and a cap atits top, al substantially triangular vane extendingoutwardly from the rear of the collector and divergent tail wingscarried by the outer end of the:l triries of vhorizontal buckets, acollector hav-1,`

angular vane;

3. InL azwindmill, a wheel having a seing opposed side wings disposedaboutthe n buckets vand having anvopen frontA and back, a vane connectedto the collector and extending'fiearwardly thereof and tail, wings eX-`.tendingoutwardly from the rear end oithe vane.

y 4. in semmai, a Versen Shaft, a wind" wheel having buckets carriedbythe shaft,

-atrianguilar vane having a horizontal beam connected to theshat, aninclined beam and lv'a vertical beam, lmeans to connect the verticalbeamte the shaft, a collectorhaving'side wings connected to the'shaftandv disposed about the wheel, a collector carriedby the and' downwardlyto .inclined beam adjacent the outerfeml o'ftbe latter, and tail wingscarried by theouter end oi the horizontal beam and disposed beyondytbe-second. collector. f

5. In a windmill, a vertical sha-tt, a Wind wheel having buckets carriedbythe shaft, a triangularvane having a horizontal bea-in connected tothe shaft, an inclined beam and a vertical beam, means to connect thevertical beain to the shaft, and a collector ineluding side wingsconnected to the shaft and disposed aboutthewheels l l f `6. ln` awindmill, a4 vertical wind wheel having buckets, a main collectordisposed about the wheel, avarie carriedbyfthe main collector, and anauxiliary collector carried .by `the vane. l l y 7.,"In a windmill,afvertical windwheel, a curvedtop therefor yopenl at its ront,-and.lopposite sidewings depending from the top lto provide a collectorinconjunction withI the top, the collectorbeing open atits front andrear the front of the top being in approxr mate register with the trontsides' of the wings .and extending for a spaced distance thereabove,`the top being curved rearwardly -theupp'er ends of the wings.v i i 8.In a' windmill', a windwheel, acollector therefor, `a horizontal member`connected to the wheel and collector,"a vane supported on the member andextending upwardly therefrom, tail `wings carried by thefouter end ofthe member, and an auxiliary collector interposed between the tail wingsand the' first named collector.y .Y

9. Ina windmill, a windwheel, a collector therefor, a'vane extending'rearwardly rfrom the collector, tail wings carried ,by the vane and anauxiliary collector interposed between vthe tail wings andthe iirstnamed collector.

a collector extending about thek buckets, and` pha'vingside wings, andan open front and 45 I10. `:ina windmill, a windwheel, a ,cole` lectorthereior, avane connected to the collector, wings carried by thevane,and means `for directing the wind'oiito Aand against the wings. y 11.111a windinillfa windwheel, buckets carried by the `wheel,,a collector forthe wheel, triangular vanejconnected to the collector, .wingsr carriedbyjthe rear part of the vane, and an auxiliary colleetorstrad "f dlingthe inclined side olfrthevane'and arranged to cocperate with the,respective 'op- 'posits sides" or', the` vvane todirect wind against*the wings. d

12.*In a windmill, a windwheel, buckets carried bythe wheel, fa'lcollector forl the wheel having 'opposite sides and ya hoodfliketop,the"top being'open at its front and extending above the vupper endsof the wings and having its'jrear extending downwardly and its sidesleXtendi'ng Atoward the sides and Connected'to the upper'endsot1 thesides. i

' 13. Aln a windmill, upper beams, opposite side Wings connected to thebeams7 a lower beam, and a Wheelhavng buckets disposed between the sideWings and in front of the vertical beam, the rear' enel of the lowerbeam and the Vertica-lbealn constituting ltwe of the sides kof atriangular vane. n'

JAMES J. MCARDLE.

y' Vtnesses:

PETER J. QUINN, PERCY B. yMOF'FI'JTT.

